10 Best Cities for a Happy Marriage

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Happy Couples Live Younger

Want to enjoy life more, stress less, and tackle a major risk factor for heart disease? Keep your marriage happy. Marriage is one of almost two dozen factors we considered in the RealAge 2012 Youngest & Oldest Cities in America Report, generated with data from people in America's 50 major metro markets who took the RealAge Test in 2011 (more than 29 million have taken the test to date). A ... more 

Photo by: Thinkstockphoto

Happy Couples Live Younger

Want to enjoy life more, stress less, and tackle a major risk factor for heart disease? Keep your marriage happy. Marriage is one of almost two dozen factors we considered in the RealAge 2012 Youngest & Oldest Cities in America Report, generated with data from people in America's 50 major metro markets who took the RealAge Test in 2011 (more than 29 million have taken the test to date). A long-term, loving relationship can make your body feel up to 4.2 years younger. That's because happy couples tend to encourage good behaviors (such as going to see the doctor) and discourage wild-and-crazy ones ( smoking, drinking too much, eating poorly) in one another .

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